English Explanatory Dictionary

Tirebolu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Giresun Province, Turkey.
  2. A district of Giresun Province, Turkey, around the town.

Word forms

Tirebolu

Etymology

From Turkish Tirebolu and Ottoman Turkish تیرهبولی (Tirebolu), from Byzantine Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “tri-: three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Tripoli and Tripolis.

Synonyms

Tripolis

Translations

Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις Turkish: Tirebolu Ottoman Turkish: تیرهبولی
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